General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016
NOTIFICATION
The Government of Andhra Pradesh direct that the days specified in
Annexure-I shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices excluding the holidays falling on Sundays shown in Part-II and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure Part-II, during the year 2016.
2. The State Government directs that all offices under State Government shall remain closed on all Sundays and Second Saturdays in all the months during the year 2016.
3. In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure-I, the State Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding FIVE during the year 2016 on festival/occasions specified in Annexure-II to this order, at their option and irrespective of the religion to which the festival pertains. Permission to avail any of these holidays shall be applied for, in writing in advance and shall normally be granted by the Superior Officers competent to grant casual leave except when the presence of an individual employee is considered necessary in exigencies of Government work.
4. The Government also directs that General Holidays shall not ipso-facto apply to the Industrial Establishment and Public Undertakings under the control of the State Government, the workmen engaged in Public Works Departments and Educational Institutions in this State. Separate orders regarding the festivals/occasions when these Institutions have to observe holidays shall be issued by the concerned Administrative Department of the Secretariat.
5. If there is any change of date in respect of Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and id-e-Milad as per the sighting of the moon or any other Hindu holiday as well, it shall be announced through electronic / print media. All the Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Departments and District Collectors shall take action according to such an announcement and without waiting for formal order about the change of date.
GENERAL HOLIDAYS OCCASION/FESTIVAL DATE. DAY
1. BHOGI 14.01.2016THURSDAY
2. SANKRANTI/PONGAL
15.01.2016 FRIDAY
3. KANUMU 16.01.2016 SATURDAY
4. REPUBLIC DAY 26.01.2016 TUESDAY
5. MAHA SHIVARATRI 07.03.2016 MONDAY
6. HOLI 23.03.2016 WEDNESDAY
7. GOOD FRIDAY 25.03.2016 FRIDAY
8. BABU JAGJEEVAN RAM’S JAYANTHI 05.04.2016 TUESDAY
9. UGADI 08.04.2016 FRIDAY
10. DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY 14.04.2016 THURSDAY
11. SRI RAMA NAVAMI 15.04.2016 FRIDAY
12. RAMZAN (ID-UL-FITR) 06.07.2016 WEDNESDAY
13. INDEPENDENCE DAY 15.08.2016 MONDAY
14. SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI 25.08.2016 THURSDAY
15. VINAYAKA CHAVITHI 05.09.2016 MONDAY
16 BAKRID (ID-UL-AZHA) 12.09.2016 MONDAY
17. VIJAYA DASAMI/ DUSSEHRA 11.10.2016 TUESDAY
18. MOHARAM 12.10.2016 WEDNESDAY -
19. EID MILADUN NABI 12.12.2016 MONDAY
PART-II
The following festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2016
1. GANDHI JAYANTHI 02.10.2016 SUNDAY
2. DURGASTAMI 09.10.2016 SUNDAY
3. DEEPAVALI 30.10.2016 SUNDAY
4. CHRISTMAS 25.12.2016 SUNDAY
FESTIVALDATEDAY
1. NEW YEAR’S DAY 01.01.2016 FRIDAY
2. YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF 22.01.2016 FRIDAY
3. SRI PANCHAMI 13.02.2016 SATURDAY
4. BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH SYED MOHD. JUVANPURI MEHDI MA’UD (A.S) 23.02.2016 TUESDAY
5. MAHAVEER JAYANTHI 19.04.2016 TUESDAY
6. BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI 21.04.2016 THURSDAY
7. SHAB-E-MERAJ 05.05.2016 THURSDAY
8. BASAVA JAYANTHI 09.05.2016 MONDAY
9. BUDDHA PURNIMA 21.05.2016 SATURDAY
10. SHAB-E-BARAT 23.05.2016 MONDAY
11. JUMA-ATUL-WADA 01.07.2016 FRIDAY
12. RATHA YATHRA 06.07.2016 WEDNESDAY
13. VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM 12.08.2016 FRIDAY
14. PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY 17.08.2016 WEDNESDAY
15. SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI PURNIMA 18.08.2016 THURSDAY
16. EID-E-GADEER 20.09.2016 TUESDAY
17. MAHALAYA AMAVASYA 30.09.2016 FRIDAY
18. MAHARNAVAMI 10.10.2016 MONDAY
19. NARAKA CHATHURTHI 29.10.2016 SATURDAY
20. KARTHIKA PURNIMA / GURUNANAK JAYANTHI 14.11.2016 MONDAY
21. ARBAYEEN 21.11.2016 MONDAY
22. CHRISTMAS EVE 24.12.2016 SATURDAY
23. BOXING DAY 26.12.2016 MONDAY
PART – II
The following festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2016.
1. SHAHADAT HZT ALI (R.A.) 26.06.2016 SUNDAY
2. SHAB-E-QADAR 03.07.2016 SUNDAY
